Adab 0892

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217564.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) sze gur]
[...]-en-ki
u3 ur-gal
u2-ru14 ugula mu-kux(DU)
1(u@c) sze gur
lu2-gu4-mu2-da
geme2-ar3-sar mu-kux(DU)
szunigin 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) sze gur
x [...]
e2 ka2?-gu-la
an-si
1(disz@t)-a i3-szid
[...] x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Adab 0892. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P217564) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P217564..

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